Method of cutting and making underwear.



E. J. SCHREMP.

METHOD OF CUTTING AND MAKING UNDERWEAR.

APPLICATION men MAR. 1. 1912.

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PHOTO'LVHC by $ACKFTT8 WlLHElME {IORFI NY EDWARD SCHREMP, OF UTICA, NEW YORK.

METHOD OF CUTTING AND MAKIN G UNDERWEAR.

Application filed March 1, 1912. Serial No. 680,829.

To all reborn it may concern:

Be it known that I, EowAnD J. SoI-IREMr,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Utica, in'the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Methods of Cutting and Making Underwear, ofwhich the following is a. specification.

This invention relates to underwear and more particularly to that type of garments known in the art as bifurcated nether and union garments and the invention resides specifically in the method of cutting the garments out of tubular knit fabric without waste, each portion severed from the tubular strip being utilized in the composition or make up of the garment. I

. Further objects of this invention will appear as the following specific description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this application, and in which Figure 1 is a plan View of a tubular piece of fabric showing the lineof cut to be made so as to produce both legs and waist of the garment. Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the parts unfolded. Fig. 3 is a plan View of a tubular piece of fabric showing the line of cut to obtain the seat gusset. Fig. 4 is a plan of one of the seat gussets unfolded. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the completed drawers. Fig. 6 is a rear elevation thereof.

Referring to the drawings 1, represents a tubular piece of fabric which is cut through both folds upon the line 2 to produce the leg portion, as shown at 3 in Fig. 2. Both of the leg portions produced are sewed together to a point approximately indicated by the letter X, which point would be arranged when the garment is being worn at approxi mately the knee of the wearer or slightly above. The crotch and seat piece or gusset is formed by cutting through the tubular piece of fabric shown at 4 upon the line 5 and then slitting each gusset piece longitudinally from the point 6 to the point 7 and then cutting diagonally across upon the line 8 to produce the crotch piece 9. This seat andcrotch gusset is stitched into place, the tapered projections 10 thereof having their side edges stitched to the side edges of the leg pieces 3 so as to increase the diameter of the legs at thethighs and across the buttocks. The crotch piece is carried up between the legs, as shown, and stitched in the Specification of Letters Patent.

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usual manner. A suitable reinforcin piece 11 is applied which reinforcesthe y and forms a waist band for the garment and at the edges of the fly there are provided suitable securing means as the buttons and button holes indicated, such construction being of the ordinary type. It will be noticed that the entire garment, with the exception of the reinforcement 11, is constructed from tubular knit fabric without the slightest particle of waste in the cutting and that a seamless seat garment is produced. Not only is this feature observed, but all of the seams in the garment are on the bias, and thereby free from ripping.

What is claimed is l. The method of forming bifurcated undergarments from tubular knit fabric which consists in severing a portion of the tube by an irregular longitudinal cut through both folds simultaneously to form enlarged and tion thereof into depending tapering leg gussets, severing the gusset by short slits diverging from the upper extremity of the central slit to provide a triangular crotch gusset, sewing together the edges of .the leg portions at their bottom ends, sewing the upper edges of each leg portion to the edges of the leg gussets to form enlarged thigh portions, sewing the upper portions of each leg section to the upper edges of the gusset piece to close the rear body portion, seaming the edges of the triangular gusset piece to the lower front edges of the body portion to form a crotch portion and providing securing means to close the front body opening of the garment when worn.

2. The method of cutting bifurcated undergarments from tubular knit fabric which consists in severing a portion of the tube by an irregular longitudinal cut through bothfoldssimultaneously to form enlarged and diminished portions of oppositely arranged legs, severing through both folds of another portion of fabric to form counter: art gusset pieces, severing the gusset pieces to provide opposite leg gussets tapering toward their lower ends and to form a centrally arranged triangular crotch gusset, sewing together the edges of the leg portions at their bottom ends, sewing the upper edges of each'leg portion to the edges of the leg g'ussets to form enlarged upper portions of each leg section to the'upper edges of the gusset piece 'to" closethe" v rear body portion, seaming theedges fihe triangular gusset piece tolthe lower cont edges ofbhe bo d y portion to form a crotch porticn and prpviding securing means to thigh portions, sewing the Y clcse the front body 'opehing of the garment 10 when worn.

In testimony. whereof I affix my signature 

